7 friends have met their tragic end in a popular river after six of them jumped in to try to save one who was drowning.
File photo River Ganga where the boys drowned
A 19 year old youth as well as six of his friends have drowned in a popular Indian river called Ganga on Wednesday.
They all died while trying to save one another.
According to The Indian Express, the incident happened when six youths from Juhi area and one Shivam from Colonelganj area of Kanpur had gone to take a bath in the river Ganga after rainfall.
The 19-year-old boy, Shivam was clicking a selfie while bathing when he lost his balance and started drowning in the river.
One of his friends, Maqsood tried to save Shivam but he too lost his balance due to the high water level and high current following heavy rainfall.
The Indian Express reports that all the other friends jumped one after another to save the others but drowned in the attempt.
A team of divers was deployed to save the youths and their bodies were recovered after two hours, Patel said, adding, all of them were sent to Medical College Hospital where they were declared dead by the doctors.
The deceased have been identified as Sachin Gupta (21), Bholu Tiwari (20), Rohit (20), Shivam (19), Maqsood (31), Bhola (16) and Satyam (24).
